Updated German translation
Added Turkish translation (Thanks Lütfi)
When the battery is low and the controller is disconnected, The
notification tell you to charge the controller, this notification also
now shows the controller number instead of the mac address
While Double tapping to drag or left clicking the touchpad, you can use
a second finger to drag the mouse cursor (ala Mac touchpads)
In Auto Profiles, you can now add a directory/folder of programs
Added inverted deadzones to Left and Right Sticks, set the values to
negative and pushing the stick past the red in the controller readout
will make sure the output doesn't pass the set limit
Fixed bug when trying to invert left and right stick with Shift modifier
Fixed "Fall back to" text in shift modifier
Added Romanian Translation (Thanks Vlad Giurgiu and Anonim)
Updated German (added thanks to Jan-Stefan Janetzky & An Op
Turk[DedSec]), Russian, and French translations
Fix settings tab text being blank after clicking controller/driver setup
Check if .Net 4.5 or higher is installed at the start.
Fix crash with certain macro
Option to disable flashing light when controller latency is over 10ms
Special Action Program: Added Arguments/Command Line and hold trigger
for x seconds to launch program
Bug fixes
New Special Action: Check Battery life, choose to see the battery via a
notification or via the lightbar with a gradient of your choice
Sixaxis tilting added to special action triggers
Added Special macros to be used by pressing the Load Presets button,
selecting Cycle Programs allows you to hold the button to cycle through
open programs, and edit the wait time to choose how long you hold the
button down to go to the next program
Can now add additional recordings between macros, click in the list
where you want to add
Can now delete actions in the macro by pressing delete
Fixed color by battery being inverted
Fixed bluetooth light being completely off when stopping/exiting
DS4Windows
Updated translation sheets (new items highlighted in 3rd column in green
for easier finding)
Extended range needed for touchpad swipes actions to register
UI adjustments in profile settings, such as a color box for flashing
color, alignment adjustments, and the Sixaxis reading dot staying in
bounds of the box
Recording a macro for special actions now open up in a new window,
allowing for ctrl+tab to be used
When controller's latency passes 10ms, the log will show and the
controller will flash red until the latency is under 10ms
Hovering over the mac address shows the latency of said controller, if
it's connected via bluetooth
Option to choose when at low battery for the light to flash or pulse
Much cleaner/neater hotkeys/about window
Option to download language packs if your PC is not set to an english
language
Finished Italian Translations (Thanks again Giulio)
Finished German Translations (Thanks Ammonjak)
Updated Italian & Russian Translations
Reorganized the the code so all cs files are under the same project
Added Press/Toggle Key to Special Actions, you can hold a trigger to
hold a key or toggle a key with one set of buttons, and untoggle it by
pressing or releasing another set of buttons
Added Disconnect BT to Special Actions, PS+Options to d/c is now added
to Special actions and can be enabled for each profile. You can now set
Disconnect BT to any control(s) and how long you need to hold the
control(s) to take affect
Added Partial German Translation (Thanks Michél)
Added 95% Finished Russian Translation (Thanks overclockers.ru members:
KoNoRIMCI & Sr_psycho)
Added Partial Italian Translation (Thanks Giulio)
Updates to the translations sheets, they should now have every bit of
text in DS4Windows, minus the controls of the controller
English Spelling fixes
Main/Starting tab only shows info for connected controllers, and context
menu only shows options for connected controllers.
Mouse wheel scrolling with analog sticks/triggers/gyro, the mouse now
scrolls smoothly
Slightly reworked analog mouse movement + mouse acceleration (not as
janky anymore)
When starting DS4Windows, if no controllers are connected, DS4Windows
defaults to the profile tab
Certain log warnings (Like unable to get controller exclusively) shows
up in red
Easter egg: try pressing a few buttons in sequence while in the log tab
Fixed Start Profile with TP off being unchecked next time a profile is
opened
Other minor Bug Fixes, such as clearing the log then moving to a new tab
crashing DS4W
Added Presets for Dpad, Left and Right Sticks, Face Buttons, Sixaxis,
and Touchpad Swipes; right click on those controls to select a preset)
Fully fixed Scan code, now will work fine in old DirectX games
Macros for Special Actions can now have scan code enabled (if you didn't
know you can enable scan code on macros for single controls as well,
even after you've configured the macro)
Control list now shows if scan code is enabled
Special Actions: press a control or a set of controls to perform a
macro, launch a program/file, or load a different profile. Create new
actions in profile options, and check which ones you want the selected
profile to use.
Set an analog curve for the left and right stick, see the changes live
in the controller readout
Option to set the close button to minimize DS4Windows, and truly close
it by the notification icon
Added Spanish Translations (added credits to the translations sheets so
users can be properly thanked if wanted to be)
Sticks Deadzone reworked from being a square to radial as the controller
readout actually shows
Fix pressing keyboard not setting an action for controls
Fix Tilts and Swipes controls not showing text in the control list
Fix program crashing when uses x360 macros with shift controls
Fix for trying to edit a profile from the context menu after never
restoring DS4Windows form start.
Fix for settings low flash color
Now running with startup will always start minimized, even if start
minimized is unchecked
Version 1.4.161
By default Xinput ports 1-4 are used, this can be changed back in
settings to 11-14 and anything in between
Better handling of moving appdata folder to %Appdata%/DS4Windows
Extra actions for controls, set rumble, change lightbar and flash, and
mouse sensitivity while holding a controls
Regardless of where DS4Windows is first placed, the driver will always
install in DS4Windows' directory
Appdata location is now named "DS4Windows". If your profiles are saved
in appdata "%Appdata%/DS4Tool" they will be moved automatically to
"%Appdata%/DS4Windows", assuming access to the files are available.
Fixed random mouse dancing in some games
When adding trigger actions to the left or right stick, fixed L2/R2 not
working 100% of the time
Fixed profile for controllers not being changeable if usb was plugged in
at start
Experimental: Quick Charge controller by turning off BT when plugged via
USB
Settings a deadzone of .10+ to the sticks or higher now affects the
mouse movement as well
Use DS4 for Mapping checkbox now remembers how it was last set
Fix for starting minimized showing up in task manager and alt+tab, this
also more reliably starts minimized
Significant CPU usage decrease by reworking how single instances work,
on a mobile i7 for example with a single controller connected usage went
from 4-6% to .5-1.5%. With no controllers connected the usage went from
2.5-4.5% to 0%!
As mentioned before, single instances has been reworked, so trying to
relaunch DS4W more reliably opens the previous instance
Fixed Shift modifier not working if main controls were not modified
Fixed Tilt Left for Shift modifier
Fixed default text of shift controls
Remove touchpad movement notification when swipe for controls is enabled
Can test the rumble motors separately via Heavy and Light
Truly implemented Flush HID (I think)
Slight change in profiles, when loading profiles in for the first time
in this new version, there may be a slight delay
Updated French Translations
Removed mouse moving as an option for touch swipes controls, as they
weren't implemented nor have a purpose to be
Use Touchpad swipes for controls and disable it for mouse: swipe in 4
directions to use buttons, marcos, and even use the touchpad as an
analog stick (Relive the great moments of playing an FPS on a
touchscreen)
Mapping Stick directions to triggers now work properly
Record 360 controls using your DualShock 4 (PS: any old macros using
hold control while running macro may be set to a new control when
loaded, please re save your macro)
Macro recording now happens in the select an action window instead of a
separate one
Save and Load Macro presets to use any time
When recording with delays (recommend for X360 macros) you can double
click on delays to edit the time
When recording a new macro, previously saved Macros for that control are
shown
Many minor Macro fixes
Giving major updates useless names that will never be seen outside of
this changelog
Icon Update
Fixed shift modifier lightbar settings blocked off
High DPI support (144+)
Fixed various bugs at 120 DPI and higher
When installing the ds4 driver, Actually checks if the driver got
installed instead of always saying install complete
Fixed Touchpad still mouse clicking when set to a key
For first time users: The ds4 driver (virtual bus) will silently and
automatically install after clicking step one in the setup window
Rework x360 mapping similarly to v1.4.075, however this time testing has
been done and truely works :). With this update you can map sticks to
multiple things and swap the actions of two buttons/sticks/triggers
Remapping touchpad clicks improvements
When using default controls, fix no controls working
When using custom controls, fix sticks not working
Hopefully removed DS4W from alt+tab menu when minimized
Reworked x360 mapping again, better support for mapping multiple buttons
to the same thing + swapping buttons
Made the exclusive warning last message when connecting a controller
that can't get exclusive control to make it more noticeable
Hovering over the log message at the bottom shows the full message
Default colors provided when a new profile is made for certain controls
Improved mapping support: can better handle the switching of controls:
ie triangle and circle/dpad and left stick/L1+R1 and L2+R2. If you have
a profile with swap buttons, they may not work until you open the
profile in settings and resave.
Servers moved to ds4winsdows.com
Remove DS4Windows from Alt+tab menu if minimized to tray (thanks
youturnjason)
Basic support for command line arguments (right now just "-stop" is
supported: starts program up without starting the ds4)
Profile option to turn off touchpad at start
Better disabling and re-enabling of the vitrual x360 for dinput only
mode
Bottom text of DS4Windows now hosts the description of items in profile
options instead of a floating tool tip
If first startup of DS4Windows/no profiles are found, a default profile
is made
Extra tip in driver window
Update to french translations (however the translations require another
update now)
Added start/stop to notification icon
Right click on the status icon in the main window to disconnect the
controller (BT only)
Rumble testing actually varies as the boost value changes (you won't
noticea change with testing past 100%)
Better lightbar flashing, color has a better chance of changing back
after not flashing etc.
Moved source code to Github, the link is on the about page of DS4Windows
and my sig on pcsx2.net
Special feature (beta) for those who have a profile for Distance and use
the controller in X360 mode.
Added custom color when flashing, just click on the "Flash at" text
lightbar turns off fully when going into sleep mode
PS+touchpad also disables scrolling now
Update to french translations
Fixes to text
95% finished French Translation (I forgot to update the translations page so a few lines are missing, the French page has been updated, but the rest still need to be updated) Thanks to DirtyShady and Neur0Nerd for the Translations
Reworked mouse movement with analog sticks, still needs more fine tuning
Option to add a different color for when in shift modifier mode
Added default to regular controller mapping, which goes back to it's original 360 mapped action if any
Big fixes: such as controller being disconnected when hiding the DS4 with D/C when stopping is on
Spelling fixes
View input of controls in profiles, see exactly when a deadzone is passed and check the input delay for controllers (special thanks to jhebbel), click the on sixaxis panel
Click the Empty text on in the lightbar box to copy the lightbar color from full to empty.
While opened, option to keep the window size after closing the profile's settings
Old profiles are automatically upgraded if it's missing new settings, such as how colors are now saved, sixaxis deadzones, and shift controls
Other UI changes for profile settings, flipped touchpad and other settings boxes
Others:
Fix for when clicking the semicolon in the select an action screen
Fix assigning Sixaxis action to a key
minor UI changes and bug fixes, such as auto resize of the log listview
DS4Updater: Also now works for the new numbering system, can read the version number right from the exe instead of in profiles.xml, UI additions to better notify users of errors, Bug fixes for non-portable users
Mouse Acceleration option
Rumble settings now more simple
Better detection of where profiles and settings are stored, if you use jheb's tool and this as a portable one, it better detects which settings are which.
Smaller filesize for profiles.
Reorder of tabs
Dimming by idle timeout synced with color/dim by Battery % setting
Swipe to cycle through profiles can now be disabled.
Version 10.52
Input by DS4 in profile settings now turns off when off that tab
Able to use edit button to open that profile settings, even when profile settings are already open open.
Version 10.51
Fix for BT disconnecting while DS4Windows is running, and Disconnect BT when stopping is checked.
Version 10.5
Support for Left/Right Shift, Control, Alt in macros
Better support of Tab and media keys (note: media keys can not be held between actions)
Option to disconnect controller from BT if stopping/closing DS4Windows
Spelling fixes
Start of support for other languages, starting with very barebones support for Spanish, If anyone can help with translations of your language, please PM me here or email me here with translations for as much text as you can. Here is a link to all the text that appears in DS4Windows in English
Added manual mouse click buttons for 4th and 5th mouse button
Can also hold an X360 action while a macro is running
Changelog link in help window, also fixes in tips
Macro list scrolls down as you record strokes
DS4Updater: If settings are in appdata, the update zip actually unzips
Mouse movement works a bit better
Fix for startup shortcut disappearing/unchecking
When programs that are used in auto-profiles are uninstalled, they are removed from the auto profile list
Support for Scan code keys in macros
Startup now uses a shortcut in the start menu startup folder instead of registry. Registry key now removed
Fix duplicates of programs showing up when batch adding programs
Clicking the X button in the main windows will close profile settings instead of the whole program if profile settings are open. Otherwise the program shuts down regularly
UI Fixes
First time runs of DS4Windows ask where you want to save settings, Will automatically pick the settings location based one the two location profiles.xml is in (App folder or Appdata). If settings are in both, it will ask you to pick where you want to save, and attempt to delete the other settings. If settings are in the app folder and needs UAC to write, There is an option to copy over the files to appdata.
Disable touchpad mouse movement again by holding PS and touching the touchpad (instead of clicking)
Version 10.26
FIx for crash when DS4Windows and DS4Updater is in Program files on a drive that is not C
Version 10.25
Fix for Buttons inputting
DS4Updater: Fix for reading version
Add delay to macros from one millisecond to 60 seconds, macros with delays only run once until pressed again. Without delays, the macro can be repeated while held down.
Profiles and settings are now back inside the application folder to help portability. It will remain in appdata as previous versions if DS4Windows is in a admin folder, I may try to add a setting for location saving.
Import profile option will automatically go to the appdata profile folder, auto profiles and settings will automatically copy over.
Option to delete the appdata folder if not in use in the settings tab, this way it helps with cleanup.
Another fix for auto profiles startup bug
Better reading of autoprofile program path names
Now only one instance of DS4Windows is possible, if another DS4Tool or DS4Windows that is not this version is started, this DS4Windows comes back into focus.
UI fixes
Auto profile has more ways to add programs, add origin games if installed, and start menu programs
You can also add by shortcuts (.lnk)
Auto Profiles now work by the foreground program
DS4Windows no longer checks for driver at start, will help speed up DS4's connection when starting up with windows.
Welcome to DS4Windows Window is now an option in the Settings Tab, will automatically show up if mine or DSDCS was never started before.
Touchpad scrolling reworked via electrobrains newest build
Idle Timeout has a checkbox, also small UI fixes
DS4Tool.exe merged with it's dll's, now named DS4Windows.exe
Settings tab - Hide DS4, Run at start up, Change update rate or disable it all together, turn off notifications and more there
there
When battery is low and starts flashing, it will not continue to flash when charging
Possible fix for memory leak
Small UI changes such as not being able to edit the text in combo boxes
Spelling fixes
Updater: Now doesn't need admin rights to run, DS4Windows will try to start the updater with admin permissions if DS4Windows is located in an admin folder like program files, also renamed DS4Updater.exe. The old updater will automatically be deleted
